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'The number of children starting school with poor speaking and listening skills should cause us all to worry, and the numbers are going up.' Alan Wells, director of the Basic Skills Agency, on the...
'Fruit, particularly in the early years of primary, was seen as important. Much like early intervention in literacy and numeracy, it establishes a taste for it' Michael O'Neill, director of education...
'The mind-numbing annual ritual of publication of the National Curriculum test results provides little information on the educational achievement of our children.' NUT general secretary Doug McAvoy on...
By Priscilla Alderson, professor of childhood studies in the Institute of Education's Social Science Research Unit Childhood is an institution with established laws and formal customs. It is often...
A top prize of 500 and the Hampshire Nanny of the Year trophy went to nanny Liza Bowers at a celebration lunch last month, presented by Debbie Thrower of Meridien TV (right) and Jenny Warner, director...
Close observation of children involved with small-world play can provide a wealth of opportunities to develop their oracy and language skills, writes Anne O'Connor Watch a child playing with...
The Nursery at Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT) has received its third consecutive Outstanding rating from Ofsted.
Managing substantial budgets and ensuring that children's services are delivered to the highest standard within a local authority are part of this highly responsible role. Anne Hayes outlines the...
I am an NNEB-qualified nursery nurse with more than eight years of experience. I was recently seeking part-time work to see me through my Childhood Studies degree. I was offered a job in a nursery...
Paranoia about being accused of abuse could have serious implications for the relationship between children and their carers. Annette Rawstrone reports The recent unseasonal weather has done nothing...